THE magnet bearing Lockie Wilson’s name is bolted down at full back for the Noradjuha-Quantong’s senior football side.
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Despite playing with the Bombers since the two clubs merged, he said he has rarely had a run outside of defence.
“I don’t think I’ve moved from full back for a while – I certainly wouldn’t have moved past the centre line,” he said.
“I can’t kick so full back is probably the only place they can put me. I haven’t been allowed to take a kick out since I played minis I don’t think, and that’s because it was compulsory.”
Wilson started off as a junior at Noradjuha and then carried on into the senior side when the club merged with Quantong.
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“I was too young to take much of it in with the merger, but it was a big deal at the time,” he said.
After years of pulling on the red and the black, Wilson said it was hard to go past last week’s game when picking a favourite memory.
“Last week’s match against Rupanyup sticks out for sure – it was sensational,” he said.
“We were about six goals down in the last quarter. Everyone including us probably thought it was done. We started to sneak a few goals and had plenty of the play and everyone started to realise we weren’t too far away.”
The Bombers are fielding a young side in the current Horsham District league season. Wilson said keeping the youngsters at the club for future years was key if the club wanted to have success.
“One of our main focuses is keeping these young guys in the seniors,” he said.
“There is plenty of young talent in the juniors and we have always had great juniors, it’s just about keeping them. I have been on the committee before and was involved with a bit of fundraising to help encourage some of the young players and try to attract some decent leaders. I don’t have too many years left and I want to see some success before I’m on the sidelines watching.”
Wilson said there was a good feeling at the club, and that he would love to win a premiership with the Bombers before he pulls of the boots for the last time.
“I certainly feel a bit of a buzz around the club,” he said.
“Especially when you get a win like last week it lifts everyone. There are a lot of young players and the old blokes are trying to convince them to all stick together and success will happen. It’s starting to show and with senior coach Gareth Hose turning up it has certainly given them all confidence and we believe we can climb up towards finals.
“We lost a grand final in the under-16s a couple of times, but that’s the closest I think I’ve been.
“I’d love to hang around for a grand final, but that will depend on how many years it takes. I’m still enjoying my football as much as I ever have.”